PURPOSE To describe a case of an orbito-nasal cyst in a cat. PROCEDURE An 18-month-old male European short-haired cat was presented to the Ophthalmology service of the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich for a subcutaneous swelling in the medial canthal region of the right eye (OD). Ophthalmologic, ultrasound and CT examinations, and fine needle aspiration were performed. After lesion exc...

An 18-year-old man presented with severe right eyeball pain after an accidental injury via a compressed air tube. Severe eyeball pain along with tearing and photophobia were noted immediately after the compressed air injury. Ophthalmic examinations showed conjunctival injections (Fig. 1) without obvious corneal wound, foreign materials or increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). Orbital computed...

AIMS To study the management of the orbital cysts present in a group of patients with anophthalmos and microphthalmos. METHODS A retrospective study of 34 patients (40 orbits) treated for orbital cyst associated with microphthalmos and anophthalmos. RESULTS The two largest treatment groups comprised 17 orbits (42.5%) where the cyst was removed surgically and 17 orbits (42.5%) where the cyst...

A 35 year old female presented with a painless swelling of the left eye, foreign body sensation, and an aesthetic concern.

Myxomas are rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. Cases of conjunctival, corneal, and orbital myxomas have been reported in the literature; however, to the best of our knowledge, there is no report of a lacrimal gland myxoma. We report a case of an orbital myxoma involving the lacrimal gland and its management.

Introduction: Ocular neoplasm being the most important cause of morbidity and mortality, early diagnosis and detection of the pathology is crucial for proper treatment and better prognosis. In clinical practice, eye Tumours and Tumour-like lesions can be classified into extraand intra-ocular. Benign growth of eyelid includes xanthelasma, molluscum, warts, naevus, angioma and other tumers common...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the audit was to determine the common orbital diseases necessitating orbital exenterations at Sekuru Kaguvi Hospital (SKH) between January and December 1999 and recommend ways of reducing the numbers of procedures done annually. DESIGN Retrospective cross sectional study. SETTING Department of Surgery, Parirenyatwa Hospital, University of Zimbabwe. SUBJECTS 23 patien...

BACKGROUND Orbital exenteration is a destructive procedure performed by removing all or part of the orbital contents along with entire eyeball. It is a procedure reserved for life threatening malignancies and some nonmalignant disorders which are not controlled by conservative management. METHODS This is a retrospective study done on patients who underwent orbital exenteration at Tilganga Ins...